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Definition of Tarrock
1. n. The young of the kittiwake gull before the first molt.
Definition of Tarrock
1. Noun. (context: Northern Scotland) a young kittiwake. ¹
2. Noun. (UK dialect) The common guillemot. ¹
3. Noun. (UK dialect) The common tern. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tarrock
1. a sea bird [n -S]
Medical Definition of Tarrock
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Tarrock
Literary usage of Tarrock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of British Birds by Thomas Bewick, Ralph Beilby, Henry Cotes (1816)
"... and as far north as navigators have visited. This specimen was shot on one of
the Fern Islands in July, 1802. THE tarrock. (Larus tridactylus, Lin. ..."
2. Ornithological Dictionary of British Birds by George Montagu, James Rennie (1831)
"tarrock.—A name for the Gull in its immature plumage. TARSE.—A name for the Male
Falcon, used in falconry. TAWNY BUNTING.—A name for the young of the Snow ..."
3. Ornithologia, Or, The Birds: A Poem, in Two Parts with an Introduction to by James Jennings (1828)
"GULL, KITTIWAKE, tarrock, &c. The genus LARUS, (Linn.) or GULL, consists of nearly
thirty species; they are spread almost universally over the globe, ..."
4. Ornithological Dictionary, Or, Alphabetical Synopsis of British Birdsby George Montagu by George Montagu (1802)
"... but are now, without doubt, brought together as one and the fame. Under the
head of Gull tarrock the ..."
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